Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System
Remember (Star, planet or moon?): Order from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Mercury is closest, Venus is hottest, Mars is the red planet, Jupiter is the biggest, Saturn is famous for its rings, Neptune is farthest. The Sun and the Pole Star are stars; the Moon is Earth’s moon; Titan and Ganymede are moons of other planets.
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- 1.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
- 2.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
- 3.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Earth
- 4.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
- 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Earth
- 6.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
- 9.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
- 10.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Saturn
- 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
- 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
- 13.True or false: Earth is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
- 14.👩🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) a diver
- 15.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
- 17.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
- 18.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
- 19.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
- 20.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
- 22.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
- 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Phobos
- 24.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
- 25.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
- 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
- 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
- 28.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
- 30.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
- 32.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
- 33.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
- 34.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
- 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
- 36.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
- 37.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
- 38.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
- 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
- 40.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Earth
Answer key
- a planet
- Venus
- Uranus
- 8
- Sirius
- True
- True
- a star
- is famous for its rings
- Mercury
- 2
- 1
- False
- an astronaut
- False
- Jupiter
- it reflects sunlight
- is the biggest planet
- a planet
- False
- False
- False
- the Sun
- Neptune
- True
- the Pole Star
- 4
- False
- Earth spins on its axis
- True
- a moon
- is closest to the sun
- 365
- is called the red planet
- 6
- is farthest from the sun
- 24
- True
- 7
- Saturn
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